New Directions In The Philosophy Of Science

Author : Maria Carla Galavotti,Dennis Dieks,Wenceslao J. Gonzalez,Stephan Hartmann,Thomas Uebel,Marcel Weber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319043821

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Science by Maria Carla Galavotti,Dennis Dieks,Wenceslao J. Gonzalez,Stephan Hartmann,Thomas Uebel,Marcel Weber Pdf

This volume sheds light on still unexplored issues and raises new questions in the main areas addressed by the philosophy of science. Bringing together selected papers from three main events, the book presents the most advanced scientific results in the field and suggests innovative lines for further investigation. It explores how discussions on several notions of the philosophy of science can help different scientific disciplines in learning from each other. Finally, it focuses on the relationship between Cambridge and Vienna in twentieth century philosophy of science. The areas examined in the book are: formal methods, the philosophy of the natural and life sciences, the cultural and social sciences, the physical sciences and the history of the philosophy of science.

Author : Maria Carla Galavotti,Dennis Dieks,Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3319043838

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Science by Maria Carla Galavotti,Dennis Dieks,Wenceslao J. Gonzalez Pdf

Author : Daniel Little
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783487417

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science by Daniel Little Pdf

An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.

Author : Joseph C. Pitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401584180

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Technology by Joseph C. Pitt Pdf

In this collection we finally find the philosophy of technology, a young and rapidly developing area of scholarly interest, making contact with history of science and technology, and mainstream epistemological and metaphysical issues. The sophistication of these papers indicates the maturity of the field as it moves away from the advocacy of anti-technology ideological posturing toward a deeper understanding of the options and restraints technological developments provide. The papers presented here take us over a threshold into the real world of complicated social and technological interactions where science and art are shown to be integral to our understanding of technological change, and technological innovations are seen as configuring our knowledge of the world and opening up new possibilities for human development. With its rich historical base, this volume will be of interest to all students concerned about the interactions among technology, society, and philosophy.

Author : A. Broadbent
Publisher : Springer
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137315601

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Philosophy of Epidemiology by A. Broadbent Pdf

Epidemiology is one of the fastest growing and increasingly important sciences. This thorough analysis lays out the conceptual foundations of epidemiology, identifying traps and setting out the benefits of properly understanding this fascinating and important discipline, as well as providing the means to do so.

Author : Thomas Tymoczko
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0691034982

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Mathematics by Thomas Tymoczko Pdf

The traditional debate among philosophers of mathematics is whether there is an external mathematical reality, something out there to be discovered, or whether mathematics is the product of the human mind. This provocative book, now available in a revised and expanded paperback edition, goes beyond foundationalist questions to offer what has been called a "postmodern" assessment of the philosophy of mathematics--one that addresses issues of theoretical importance in terms of mathematical experience. By bringing together essays of leading philosophers, mathematicians, logicians, and computer scientists, Thomas Tymoczko reveals an evolving effort to account for the nature of mathematics in relation to other human activities. These accounts include such topics as the history of mathematics as a field of study, predictions about how computers will influence the future organization of mathematics, and what processes a proof undergoes before it reaches publishable form. This expanded edition now contains essays by Penelope Maddy, Michael D. Resnik, and William P. Thurston that address the nature of mathematical proofs. The editor has provided a new afterword and a supplemental bibliography of recent work.

Author : Michael J. Shaffer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137271587

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Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism by Michael J. Shaffer Pdf

The author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world.

Author : Majid Davoody Beni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030311025

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Structuring the Self by Majid Davoody Beni Pdf

This book presents a unified account of the self, based on a network of knowledge sourced from several scientific accounts of selfhood. Beni constructs his ontological account of the self from the common structure that underpins the theoretical diversity that is manifested in rival and sometimes incompatible scientific accounts of the self and its aspects. The enterprise is inspired by recent structural realist theories in the philosophy of science, specifying the basic structure of the self, and explaining how representational, phenomenal, and social aspects of the self are embodied within this structure.

Author : Kourken Michaelian,Dorothea Debus,Denis Perrin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351660013

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Memory by Kourken Michaelian,Dorothea Debus,Denis Perrin Pdf

Although philosophers have explored memory since antiquity, recent years have seen the birth of philosophy of memory as a distinct field. This book—the first of its kind—charts emerging directions of research in the field. The book’s seventeen newly commissioned chapters develop novel theories of remembering and forgetting, analyze the phenomenology and content of memory, debate issues in the ethics and epistemology of remembering, and explore the relationship between memory and affectivity. Written by leading researchers in the philosophy of memory, the chapters collectively present an exciting vision of the future of this dynamic area of research.

Author : M. Fagan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137296023

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Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology by M. Fagan Pdf

This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed.

Author : Khalil Chamcham,Joseph Silk,John D. Barrow,Simon Saunders
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107145399

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The Philosophy of Cosmology by Khalil Chamcham,Joseph Silk,John D. Barrow,Simon Saunders Pdf

This book addresses foundational questions raised by observational and theoretical progress in modern cosmology. As the foundational volume of an emerging academic discipline, experts from relevant fields lay out the fundamental problems of contemporary cosmology and explore the routes toward finding possible solutions, for a broad academic audience.

Author : Manuel Heras-Escribano
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319988306

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The Philosophy of Affordances by Manuel Heras-Escribano Pdf

This book is the first monograph fully devoted to analyzing the philosophical aspects of affordances. The concept of affordance, coined and developed in the field of ecological psychology, describes the possibilities for action available in the environment. This work offers a systematic approach to the key philosophical features of affordances, such as their ontological characterization, their relation to normative practices, and the idea of agency that follows from viewing affordances as key objects of perception, while also proposing an innovative philosophical characterization of affordances as dispositional properties. The Philosophy of Affordances analyzes the implications that a proper understanding of affordances has for the philosophy of mind and the cognitive sciences, and aims to intensify the dialogue between philosophy and ecological psychology in which each discipline benefits from the tools and insights of the other.

Author : Konrad Werner
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030799649

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The Embodied Philosopher by Konrad Werner Pdf

The book is the first formulation of a meta-philosophical scheme rooted in the embodied cognition paradigm. The latter views subjects capable of cognition and experience as living, embodied creatures coupled with their environments. On the other hand, the emergence of experimental philosophy has given rise to a new context in which philosophers have begun to search for a more thorough definition of philosophical competence. The time is ripe for these two trends to join their efforts. Therefore, the book discusses what it means for a human being thought of as a living subject to pursue philosophy. In this context, in contrast to the existing literature, philosophical competence must not be conflated with competence in philosophy. The former is a skill or attitude. The book refers to this peculiar attitude as the recognition of one’s epistemic position.

Author : J. Kiverstein,M. Wheeler
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0230216552

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Heidegger and Cognitive Science by J. Kiverstein,M. Wheeler Pdf

This impressive volume of essays that includes contributions from Hubert Dreyfus, Mike Wheeler and Shaun Gallagher reflects an emerging trend in cognitive science, and explores this new approach to cognitive science informed by Heidegger's thoughts on human existence.

Author : Erik J Olsson,Sebastian Enqvist
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048196098

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Belief Revision meets Philosophy of Science by Erik J Olsson,Sebastian Enqvist Pdf

Belief revision theory and philosophy of science both aspire to shed light on the dynamics of knowledge – on how our view of the world changes (typically) in the light of new evidence. Yet these two areas of research have long seemed strangely detached from each other, as witnessed by the small number of cross-references and researchers working in both domains. One may speculate as to what has brought about this surprising, and perhaps unfortunate, state of affairs. One factor may be that while belief revision theory has traditionally been pursued in a bottom- up manner, focusing on the endeavors of single inquirers, philosophers of science, inspired by logical empiricism, have tended to be more interested in science as a multi-agent or agent-independent phenomenon.